The Milwaukee Brewers may never lose ever again. Sure, that’s not going to happen, but the Brewers have indeed been the hottest baseball team today, and that continues to be the case following their completion of a three-game sweep of the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. After demolishing the Bucs on Tuesday to the tune of a 14-0 score, the Brewers wrecked the Pirates in the series finale, 12-5.
Pittsburgh showed some fight, cutting a six-run lead down to a run after Bryan Reynolds’ back-to-back multi-RBI home runs in the fifth and the sixth inning, but the Brewers were simply too good and too hot for the Pirates.
Brandon Woodruff had a solid start for the Brewers, pitching four scoreless innings before the bullpen gave up five earned runs to the Pirates, with Shelby Miller and Nick Mears struggling on the mound. Jared Koenig and Tobias Myers, however, combined to shut down the Pirates the rest of the way, as the Brewers collect their 76th win of the season.
Reynolds praises Milwaukee Brewers after sweep
Reynolds, who gave the Brewers lots of trouble by going 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs, had nothing but flowers to give to Milwaukee.
“I don’t think anybody wants to play this team right now,” said Reynolds after the game, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “We just ran into that. They’re a great team.”
The Pirates will look to snap their five-game losing skid on Friday, when they face the Chicago Cubs in Windy City for a series opener. As for the Brewers, they will deal with the Cincinnati Reds next on the road, beginning on Friday as well.
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